Feline calicivirus infection - The European Advisory Board on Cat ...

In cats with chronic stomatitis and FCV <strong>infection</strong>, administration of modified live FCVvaccine is best avoided (Pedersen et al., 1995; EBM grade IV).Cats receiving corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugsIn cats under corticosteroid treatment, vaccination should be considered carefully. Dependingon dosage and duration, corticosteroids may cause functional suppression of cell-mediatedimmune responses in particular. In dogs, corticosteroids do not hamper effectiveimmunization if given for short periods of time at low to moderate doses (Nara et al., 1979),but the effect of corticosteroids on vaccine efficacy in cats is not known. Hence the use ofcorticosteroids and/or other immunosuppressants at the time of vaccination should beavoided.ReferencesAbd-Eldaim M, Potgieter L & Kennedy M (2005). Genetic analysis of feline <strong>calicivirus</strong>esassociated with a hemorrhagic-like disease. J Vet Diagn Invest, 17:420-9.Addie DD, Radford A, Yam PS & Taylor DJ (2003). Cessation of feline calicvirus sheddingcoinciding with resolution of chronic gingivostomatitis in a cat. J Small Anim Pract,44(4):172-6.Addie D, Poulet H, Golder MC, McDonald M, Brunet S, Thibault JC, Hosie MJ (2008).Ability of antibodies to two new caliciviral vaccine strains to neutralise feline <strong>calicivirus</strong>isolates from the UK. Vet Rec 163(12):355-7.Bannasch MJ & Foley JE (2005). Epidemiologic evaluation of multiple respiratory pathogensin cats in animal shelters. J <strong>Feline</strong> Med Surg, 7:109-19.Belgard S, Truyen U, Thibault JC, Sauter-Louis C, Hartmann K (2010). Prelevance of feline<strong>calicivirus</strong>, feline immunodeficiency virus, feline leukemia virus, feline herpesvirus andBartonella henselae in cats with chronic gingivostomatitis. Berl Munch Tierarztl Wochenschr123(9-10):369-76.Bennett D, Gaskell RM, Mills A, Knowles J, Carter S & McArdle F (1989). Detection offeline <strong>calicivirus</strong> antigens in the joints of infected cats. Vet Rec, 124(13):329-32.Binns SH, Dawson S, Speakman AJ, Cuevas LE, Hart CA, Gaskell CJ, Morgan KL & GaskellRM (2000). A study of feline upper respiratory tract disease with reference to prevalence andrisk factors for <strong>infection</strong> with feline <strong>calicivirus</strong> and feline herpesvirus. J <strong>Feline</strong> Med Surg,2:123-33.Brunet S, Jas D, David F, Bublot M & Poulet H. (2005). <strong>Feline</strong> <strong>calicivirus</strong>: vaccinationsagainst virulent strains. In Comparative and emerging virus <strong>infection</strong>s of dogs and cats.Conference of the <strong>European</strong> Society of Veterinary Virology 2005, Liverpool.Clay S, Maherchandani S, Malik YS & Goyal SM (2006). Survival on uncommon fomites offeline <strong>calicivirus</strong>, a surrogate of noroviruses. Am J Infect Control, 34:41-3.Coutts AJ, Dawson S, Willoughby K & Gaskell RM (1994). Isolation of feline respiratoryviruses from clinically healthy cats at UK cat shows. Vet Rec, 135:555-556.